Over the latter half of the 2010s, drill became a rap’s most popular sub-genre. Many still argue about whether it was the UK or US that catapulted the genre to mainstream success, and of course it’s ...

The early sounds of Chicago drill felt like a bit of controlled chaos, at least compared to what was to come. L’A Capone and RondoNumbaNine’s “Play for Keeps” marked a trend of young rappers bringing ...

Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. But of the two ...